An Economic Analysis of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Implications for Overweight and Obesity among Higher- and Lower-Income Consumers



Table 1. Price and Quantity Comparisons across Stores

Store Type

______HIGH INCOME STORES________

______LOW INCOME STORES_______

Differences

Variable

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean

Mean    Mean

Mean

Mean

AVG

Store 1

Store 2

Store 3

AVG

Store 4    Store 5

Store 6

AVG

DIFF

Z-tests

Price

Citrus______________

0.080

0.080

0.084

0.081

0.070

0.068

0.067

0.069

0.013

7.698

Apples____________

0.076

0.074

0.071

0.074

0.065

0.062

0.063

0.063

0.010

10.309

Berries_____________

0.210

0.211

0.216

0.212

0.181

0.170

0.187

0.179

0.033

5.348

Soft Fruit___________

0.109

0.103

0.103

0.105

0.099

0.092

0.106

0.099

0.006

3.076

Bananas__________

0.031

0.029

0.032

0.030

0.035

0.034

0.035

0.034

-0.004

-8.466

Melons___________

0.065

0.060

0.058

0.061

0.055

0.048

0.057

0.053

0.007

3.547

Grapes___________

0.106

0.102

0.107

0.105

0.098

0.105

0.098

0.100

0.005

1.306

Fresh-cut Fruit

0.203

0.206

0.221

0.210

0.192

0.145

0.153

0.163

0.047

14.416

Greens___________

0.102

0.095

0.147

0.115

0.061

0.058

0.065

0.061

0.053

23.798

Fresh-cut Salads

0.253

0.196

0.221

0.223

0.170

0.165

0.161

0.165

0.058

24.339

Salad Veggies______

0.099

0.094

0.090

0.094

0.083

0.082

0.084

0.083

0.011

15.146

Major Veggies_____

0.113

0.094

0.095

0.101

0.074

0.069

0.069

0.070

0.030

19.412

Chinese Veggies

0.178

0.186

0.191

0.185

0.116

0.121

0.124

0.120

0.065

32.796

Yellow Veggies_____

0.082

0.080

0.082

0.082

0.085

0.081

0.082

0.083

-0.001

-0.520

Quantity____________

Citrus______________

42275.9

31946.9

36086.8

36769.8

39225.3

30761.1

26164.4

32050.3

4719.6

1.819

Apples____________

58049.0

38826.2

50003.4

48959.5

43453.9

29520.6

24497.6

32490.7

16468.8

5.823

Berries_____________

24284.6

13590.1

20098.3

19324.4

10477.3

5521.9

7114.8

7704.7

11619.7

7.906

Soft Fruit___________

38846.0

23216.1

30914.3

30992.1

17607.0

17035.2

13283.5

15975.2

15016.9

6.245

Bananas__________

93125.6

78883.0

89489.4

87166.0

72522.9

58498.7

54061.8

61694.5

25471.5

13.013

Melons___________

42105.7

32970.8

43800.8

39625.8

49465.6

45060.7

33780.0

42768.8

-3143.0

-0.577

Grapes___________

29354.9

26121.4

30291.9

28589.4

22901.8

20288.7

16240.5

19810.3

8779.1

4.331

Fresh-cut Fruit

2413.9

1062.6

1128.9

1535.2

782.8

102.1

415.6

433.5

1101.7

18.196

Greens___________

8569.3

6686.8

7391.1

7549.0

14385.3

24467.0

11345.7

16732.6

-9183.6

-13.755

Fresh-cut Salads

18456.2

18483.3

22946.6

19962.1

18212.2

12031.0

15721.3

15321.5

4640.6

11.011

Salad Veggies______

85998.9

64633.4

90866.0

80499.4

73230.6

47687.4

52508.4

57808.8

22690.6

12.041

Major Veggies______

122162.0

112909.4

152485.8

129185.7

213055.3

152839.3

169005.0

178299.8

-49114.1

-6.560

Chinese Veggies

63947.0

29040.5

39290.7

44092.7

37672.9

35618.4

31470.6

34920.6

9172.1

4.324

Yellow Veggies_____

5993.9

2457.7

3511.1

3987.6

1232.0

601.7

920.2

918.0

3069.6

15.369



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